Barnes/Leam Crichton 1765

[martin mosley]

I’m looking at my 5xG Grandparents, John Barnes and Elizabeth Leam, who married on 2 Jan 1765 in Crich.

The problem is that I can’t find a baptism record for Elizabeth. And I’m wondering if she had been widowed before marrying John Barnes. There’s nothing in the marriage record to indicate that..

There is though,an Elizabeth Thorp, who marries Samuel Leam in 1755. There’s also a burial for a Samuel Leam in 1760 (though nothing to indicate this is the same Samuel)

Has anyone got anything that might help to clarify who Elizabeth really was?

Many thanks

[emeltom]

The entry for the marriage on the FreeReg site states that John is a bachelor and Elizabeth is a spinster.

To be absolutely certain you need to see an image of the original entry in the Parish Register. Never rely on transcriptions as mistakes are often made.

[martin mosley]

Thank you.

The register entry shows dates for the reading of Banns and of the marriage. It indicates both were of ‘this parish’, but does not mention their previous ‘condition’.

[emeltom]

I wonder where FreeReg got the info from then. They usually copy the whole entry and don't add bits.

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast has transcripts only

Marriage
Samuel Leam, weaver, bachelor, age 27, married 19 July 1753, place Crich, spouse Eliza Thorpe, age 20, spinster, residence parish Crick (sic)

Parish Burials
Samuel Leam, bur 8 May1780, place Crich

[hanes teulu]

Transcripts only

Burials
Elizabeth Leam, 21 Oct 1788, Crich
Elizabeth Leam, 15 Sep 1786, Crich, father Joseph**

** Parent's name present usually indicates infant/young child

[Comberton]

FindMyPast image
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007619050%2F00715&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FMARRLICENCE%2F036600%2F1

[martin mosley]

Thank you. I had found that marriage, but not the licence.

I’m still not sure whether it is the Elizabeth I’m looking for. But certainly a possibility

[martin mosley]

There’s a Samuel Leam buried at Fritchley 30 Jul 1760, which could fit with Elizabeth then remarrying in 1765 to John Barnes